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The Library of King's College, Cambridge, was established at the founding of the college in 1441. Its holdings today include rare books and treatises. Henry Bradshaw (1831-1886) was born in London on 2 February 1831. He attended Eton, before entering King's College, Cambridge, in 1850 (B.A, 1854; M.A., 1857), where he was a fellow, 1853-1856, and dean, 1857-1858 and 1863-1865. In 1856 he became assistant master at St Columba's College, near Dublin. Thereafter, he joined Cambridge University Library, where he was assistant, 1856-1858, and Superintendent of Manuscripts, 1859-1867. He carried out the reform of the Department of Manuscripts, and served as University Librarian, 1867-1886. Bradshaw died on 11 February 1886.

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Three printed slips signed by Peter Jones of King's College, Cambridge, 24 Feb. 2000 (and undated)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9987/7/1/141
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Letters are to Holbrook unless otherwise stated.

Dates: 24 Feb. 2000 (and undated)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access. Users of the collection are required to complete a Researcher Undertaking Concerning Access under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to Archives Which Would Otherwise Be Closed. Two files are restricted on grounds of confidentiality, and a number of files are not available for research on account of the poor physical condition of the documents they contain.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / David Holbrook Papers / Correspondence / General correspondence: in-letters and exchanges of letters

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